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Arterial Line in Trauma Resuscitation

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Major Trauma
Interventions
Device: arterial line
Registration Number
NCT05996068
Lead Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Brief Summary

Accident-related deaths is the 7th leading cause of death in Taiwan, and most of them is due to trauma from falls and traffic accident. Among trauma patients, the common cause of death is from hemorrhagic shock. Thus, real-time and accurate blood pressure monitoring is important for trauma patients. Incorrect blood pressure monitoring can lead to adverse events like traumatic cardiac arrest and shock and can also delay the time for intervention (fluid resuscitation, blood transfusion and operation). The current practice of blood pressure monitoring in trauma patient is by non-invasive blood pressure monitoring, which may be incorrect and not timely. Patient's body type and peripheral perfusion can both influence the result of non-invasive blood pressure monitoring.

With continuous and correct blood pressure monitoring, the resuscitation team can give adequate and timely treatment. In some trauma centers, arterial line insertion in trauma patients is a daily practice, while the evidence is inadequate and the potential benefit in unknown.

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the application of arterial line insertion in trauma patients. The study design is a prospective before-after study to exam whether arterial line insertion in trauma patients can reduce adverse event rate like hypovolemic shock and improve patient's outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
216
Inclusion Criteria
  • Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 13 or less
  • SBP < 90 mmHg
  • Respiratory rate < 10 or > 29 breaths/min
  • Fall from height > 6 meters
  • High-Risk Auto Crash: Partial or complete ejection, intrusion > 30 cm any site, Need for extrication for entrapped patient, Death in passenger compartment
  • Rider separated from transport vehicle with significant impact
  • Penetrating injuries to head, neck, torso, and proximal extremities
  • Skull deformity, suspected skull fracture
  • Chest wall instability, deformity, or suspected flail chest
  • Suspected pelvic fracture
  • Suspected fracture of two or more proximal long bones
  • Amputation proximal to wrist or ankle
  • Active bleeding requiring a tourniquet or wound packing with continuous pressure
  • Burns in conjunction with trauma
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
  • Patient or family who are unable to obtain informed consent
  • Known coagulopathy that is inappropriate for arterial line insertion
  • Known peripheral arterial occlusion disease that is inappropriate for arterial line insertion
  • traumatic cardiac arrest

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
trauma patients with arterial line insertionarterial linethe after phase, actively recruited patients who are eligible for arterial line insertion
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
composite primary endpoint (including any hypotension, vasopressors usage, any cardiac arrest in ER, Shock index )during ER stay, up to 6 hours

including any hypotension, vasopressors usage, any cardiac arrest in ER, Shock index (HR/SBP)\>1

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
arterial blood pressure trajectoryduring ER stay, up to 6 hours

We will depict the arterial blood pressure trajectory for each patient.

prolong ICU admissionup to 7 days

define as \> 6 days of admission

30 days mortality ratemortality within 30 days of trauma event

mortality within 30 days of trauma event

volume of fluid administrationduring ER stay, up to 6 hours

any type of fluid administration

Area under curve (AUC) difference under different time measuring frequency1/3/5/10 minutes

We will use continuous blood pressure data and apply different intervals (1, 3, 5, and 10 minutes) to create a plot, then smooth it to calculate the area under the curve (AUC).

units of red blood cell transfusionduring ER stay, up to 6 hours

units of red blood cell transfusion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch

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Douliu, Taiwan

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